"Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer to others." - Parker Palmer
"If you don't take care of yourself, the undertaker will overtake that responsibility for you." - Carrie Latet
"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance." - Oscar Wilde
"The challenge is not to be perfect... it's to be whole." - Jane Fonda
"To experience peace does not mean that your life is always blissful. It means that you are capable of tapping into a blissful state of mind amidst the normal chaos of a hectic life." - Jill Bolte Taylor
"When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn't healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs and habits – anything that kept me small. My judgment called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving." - Kim McMillen
"There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself." - Brian Andreas
"Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others." - Christopher Germer
"When we self-regulate well, we are better able to control the trajectory of our emotional lives and resulting actions based on our values and sense of purpose." - Amy Leigh Mercree
"You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress simultaneously." - Sophia Bush
"Don’t sacrifice yourself too much, because if you sacrifice too much there’s nothing else you can give, and nobody will care for you." - Karl Lagerfeld
